Accidents - Heaters or heating systems - Year 2005 - Upper Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 27
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	6
6-15 years old:	21

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/16/2005	Age: 11 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
MOM NOTICED ARM BURN AFTER UNCLED WATCHED PATIENT AT HOME, POSSIBLY FEL L AGAINST SPACE HEATER IN HOUSE; 2ND DEGREE UPPPER ARM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2005	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
LEFT UPPER ARM LACERATION.PT CUT ARM ON A HEATER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2005	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT SLEPT NEAR A SPACE HEATER LAST NIGHT & HAS A BLISTER TO THE BACK OF HER R UPPER ARM. DX: 3RD DEGREE BURN UPPER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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